COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brooklyn vs St. Louis
PLACE A
Brooklyn, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
St. Louis, Oklahoma
Brooklyn is 371% larger than St. Louis. St. Louis earns more, with a median household income $5,577 higher. Brooklyn has grown faster since 2000 (-13% vs -23%).
BROOKLYNST. LOUISDIFFERENCE
Total population626133+371% vs St. Louis
Population density77214+758
Population growth-13.4%-23.4%+10.1 pts
Median age29.556.4−26.9
Male37.6%52.7%−15.1 pts
Female62.4%47.3%+15.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic0.0%73.1%−73.1 pts
Black94.1%0.0%+94.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%2.2%−0.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.1%24.7%−20.6 pts
Median household income$30,673$36,250−$5,577
Per capita income$24,036$29,317−$5,281
Poverty rate44.3%23.7%+20.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5490.480+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%9.5%+17.9 pts
Graduate degree11.0%2.7%+8.2 pts
Unemployment rate13.5%14.3%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation63.9%53.8%+10.0 pts
Median home value$37,500$85,000−$47,500
Median gross rent$904$617+$287
Owner-occupied44.6%86.8%−42.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%23.2%−9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households32.5%14.3%+18.2 pts
Average commute25.225.4−0.2
Worked from home21.0%4.8%+16.2 pts
Public transit to work2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Uninsured0.8%20.4%−19.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025